Stromatopora hensoni Prosh and Stearn 1996 (stromatoporoid sponge)

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporida - Stromatoporidae

Full reference: E. Prosh and C. W. Stearn. 1996. Stromatoporoids from the Emsian (Lower Devonian) of Arctic Canada. Bulletins of American Paleontology 109(349):1-65

Belongs to Stromatopora according to E. Prosh and C. W. Stearn 1996

Sister taxa: Stromatopora arcuata, Stromatopora chauffati, Stromatopora cygnea, Stromatopora discoidea, Stromatopora gortanii, Stromatopora huepschii, Stromatopora prima

Type specimen: Its type locality is Truro Island, biostrome, which is in an Emsian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Blue Fjord Formation of Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (3: Nunavut collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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